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Meanings of majority population in английском

русский
этническое большинство
испанский
mayoría étnica

An ethnic majority describes the numerical dominance of individuals of an ethnic group within the total population of a particular political or geographical entity.

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      этническое большинство
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      Examples for "ethnic majority"
      Examples for "ethnic majority"
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      Karzai relies more on the ethnic majority Pashtun south like Kandahar, his birthplace.
      Reuters
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      Using Cohen's d, results indicated a null effect size for the ethnic majority-minority group comparison.
      Pubmed
      3
      Sri Lanka's government, led by the Sinhalese ethnic majority, says the casualty figures are hugely inflated.
      Reuters
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      Sri Lanka's ethnic majority Sinhalese are primarily Buddhists.
      Reuters
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      Rajapaksa is from the Sinhalese ethnic majority, which has led all governments since independence from Britain in 1948.
      Reuters
      Usage of majority population in английском
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      You tell me what the majority population is and it's women.
      Ebony
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      At the same time, the majority population's attitude has become more hostile almost everywhere in Europe.
      The Guardian
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      Gerrymandering meant that Protestants always controlled the city council, even though Catholics were the majority population.
      The Irish Times
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      Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim- majority population.
      News.com.au
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      He knows demographic shifts will create a Catholic majority population in Northern Ireland in the next generation or so.
      The Irish Times
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      Travellers and asylum-seekers are the minorities viewed most negatively by the majority population, according to a study published yesterday.
      The Irish Times
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      These are mostly among the ten non-Han ethnic groups, some of which form the majority population in remote northwestern China.
      News.com.au
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      Most important is how horrifyingly ignorant are the British and Irish governments and peoples about the majority population of Northern Ireland.
      The Irish Times
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      The government of Bahrain, where a Sunni Muslim minority rules a Shi'ite majority population, has said the deal protects its interests from Iran.
      Reuters
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      By this time next year, you'll really start to notice the network in Ireland and it'll be majority population coverage the year after that.
      Independent.ie
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      There have been disputes and minor clashes in Slovakia between Roma and the majority population, especially in smaller towns, but no racist multiple murders.
      Reuters
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      As it is, educated Roma do not fit the stereotypes, so they can easily blend into the majority population, but the majority's hostility remains.
      The Guardian
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      Romania already has a similar programme for the majority population, and minister of education Remus Pricopie has pledged to open it up to the Roma.
      The Guardian
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      The province fell into the militants' hands after years of tension between the Shi'ite Muslim-led government and the Sunni majority population, which seeks greater autonomy.
      Reuters
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      But the ban is less about religion than about putting non-Malay minorities in their place, subordinating their status to that of Muslims, the majority population.
      The Guardian
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      It could also mean forcefully playing the "Hindus-first" card, which they say could appeal to the majority population but risk creating communal conflict.
      Reuters